Optimizing TiO 2 nanotube top geometry for use in dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 38, 2012, Pages 11862-11866

  Mir, Nooshin ^a,b   Lee, Kiyoung ^a   Paramasivam, Indhumati ^a   Schmuki, Patrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

dyes pigments; nanoparticles; nanotubes; titanium

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYES/PIGMENTS; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TIO;

NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84866259142     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202002     Document Type: Article

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